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Friends School of Minnesota 1365 Englewood Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55104 Celebrating 25 years FINDING THE SALE LARPENTEUR AVE. See page 2 for a detailed Plant Sale map KEY Open gate (area map, left) HOYT AVE. Open gate (State Fair map, below) 36 Metro Transit bus stop 35W SNELLING AVE. UNDERWOOD ST. UNDERWOOD SNELLING AVE. LARPENTEUR AVE. COOPER ST. RANDALL AVE. May 9, 10, 11, 2014 CLEVELAND AVE. Minnesota COMMONWEALTHTH Mother’s Day Weekend State Fair COMO AVE. 280 CONSTRUCTION ZONE COSGROVE AVE COSGROVE XXXXXXX DAN PATCH AVE. Minnesota State Fair COMMONWEALTH DAN PATCH UNIVERSITY AVE. THE MIDWAY P CARNES AVE. Grandstand 94 JUDSON AVE. Free admission and parking LIGGETT ST. UNDERWOOD ST. UNDERWOOD CANFIELD ST. COMO AVE. SNELLING AVE. www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com 25th Annual Friends School Plant Sale May 9, 10, and 11, 2014 Friday 9:00 A.M.–8:00 P.M.• Saturday 10:00 A.M.–6:00 P.M. Sunday 10:00 A.M.–2:00 P.M. – remaining plants are one-third off on Sunday at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand • Free admission • Free parking www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com [email protected] • 651–621–8930 BUTTON BLAZING STAR. PHOTO BY PAT THOMPSON BUTTON PHOTO BY PAT BLAZING STAR. 25Years at the Plant Sale Contents ARTICLES About Friends School . .2 How to Do the Sale . .3 Garden Fair . .4 There are no pictures of the first Friends School Plant Sale, held in May 1990. This image is from the 1996 or 1997 sale, which Workshops . .5 was on the grounds of the Twin Cities Friends meeting house on Grand Avenue in Saint Paul. More photos on page 32. Seed Savers List . .29 he Friends School Plant Sale is 25 years old. Fifteen- to twenty-thousand people come through our No to Neonics . .30 It all started in 1989–90, one year after Friends doors, and most shoppers also graciously “round up” Plants for Pollinators . .31 TSchool of Minnesota was founded. The for the school. Altogether, the sale and round-ups raise Fairy Gardens . .33 fundraiser began simply with a few kinds of vegetables, more than $250,000 for scholarships. Pity the Impatiens . .40 herbs, perennials, and annuals spread out on the The first sale was organized by Henry Fieldseth, a Map to the Sale . .back cover ground. We chose to sell plants because the school’s school parent, and he’s still one of the core volunteers leaders saw a connection between our school’s belief in who works to make it happen. Regular shoppers may PLANT LISTINGS community and the community-building nature of recognize the many other dedicated volunteers who Unusual and Rare Plants . .6–7 gardening. seem to live at the State Fair Grandstand, from set up Herbs . .8–10 Our catalog has grown from a single sheet of paper to clean up, every Mother’s Day weekend. Perennials . .11–22 to 60 pages listing 2,300 kinds of plants. Now, if you It takes over a thousand volunteers to run the sale, Daylilies . .14 Google “plant sale,” guess what comes up first? including a committee whose members work Hosta . .16 continued on page 32 Lilies . .18 Water Plants . .22 Climbing Plants . .23–24 What’s NewThisYear? Vegetables . .25–29 Plant Sale takes on neonics Some highlights: Garden Fair Annuals . .34–44 Neonicotinoid pesticides are getting • 44 new hosta, 14 daylilies, Lots of new offerings in the Indoor Plants . .34 a lot of press as harmful to bees, 32 lilies, 5 iris, and 32 other Garden Fair. See pages 4 and 5. Succulents . .35 birds, groundwater, and more. This perennials Saturday, we’re offering free Hanging Baskets . .44 year, Friends School Plant Sale has • 10 new magnolias plus 23 more workshops on a range of topics: shrubs and trees • sustainable landscaping Roses . .45 worked very hard to find plants that have not been treated with neonics. • 12 new coleus and 72 other • growing organically at Fruit . .46–47 For more details about what we did annuals Seed Savers Exchange Shrubs and Trees . .48–51 and why, see the article on page 30. • 27 new fruit plants, including • miniature gardens old-fashioned cider apples, and • planting and care of a home Native Wild Flowers . .52–56 New plants the return of seaberries and fruit orchard Grasses . .56–57 There will be over 380 new lingonberries. • growing organic vegtables varieties at the sale, each marked • 34 new rare and unusual • worm composting INDEX with the ◊ sign. By Common Name . .58 plants. • bumble bees. By Latin Name . .59 Maps and more about shopping at the sale: SEE PAGES 2 and 3 2 Friends School Plant Sale • May 9–11, 2014 www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com CHECKOUT ENTRANCE REST Hanging Baskets Hanging Baskets REST N ROOMS Order Climbers ROOMS Free parking. It’s legal to tallying WE park on non-posted streets and Annuals S there’s a large parking lot south- ATM Perennials west of the Grandstand (it’s EXIT Cashiers Bulbs & Bareroots Master Succulents the Midway during the Fair). Gardeners INFO Indoor Terrace Water Rare DESK Plants Books Vegetables Construction Plants North Star Seed Savers north of Dan Patch Ave. Seeds Exchange East door Vegetables Volunteer Herbs and disability Curbside plant pickup ENTER entrance Fruit Roses DAN PATCH Native Wild Flowers Grasses AVENUE Fruit Shrubs and Trees REST Baskets ROOMS GRANDSTAND Get wristbands here Disability access Garden Fair Are you concerned about accessibility to the sale? CHAMBERS STREET LIGGETT AVENUE Please call 651–621–8930 and we’ll call you back Work shops to discuss options. NELSON STREET P Food vendors Not an entrance CARNES AVENUE CARNES AVENUE About Friends School of Minnesota riends School of Minnesota (FSM) is an independent K–8 Quaker school in the economic, family structure, and belief system. FSM families have a broad range of reli- heart of St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood. In the tradition of more than 80 gious and non-religious backgrounds, including 10 percent Quaker. Twelve percent of Friends Schools across the United States, FSM meets children’s intellectual, our students come from LGBT families and 35 percent of students are children of col- emotional and spiritual needs in an environment that nurtures their social or, mostly from multiracial families. We provide need-based tuition aid for 37 percent F consciousness. of our students—up to 90 percent of tuition per student—to increase access to FSM Now in its 26th year, FSM is a vibrant school, known for its progressive curricu- and enhance its diversity. lum, commitment to community, acclaimed conflict resolution program, and joyful Our conflict resolution program is integrated into the daily culture of the school, approach to educating children. actively teaching and modeling nonviolent, respectful techniques to solve the natural FSM is dedicated to its mission: to prepare children to embrace life, learning, and conflicts found in every diverse community. community with hope, skill, understanding, and creativity. We are committed to the Our great location across the street from a mini-arboretum city park and our invit- Quaker values of peace, justice, simplicity and integrity. ing indoor spaces serve our students well, but we continue to improve our FSM’s 168 students learn from a rich, hands-on curriculum in multi- facilities. In 2014 we will add a fully equipped art room, dedicated age classrooms of 16 to 21. We believe children learn best as active Spanish room, small group spaces and middle school student participants, collaborators, and problem-solvers within a commu- ROUND UP lounge to our existing facilities, which include nine classrooms, a nity. We think learning should be in-depth, thematic, and inter- Friends School Plant Sale is full-size gymnasium, music room, library, and multi-purpose disciplinary, while teaching the appreciation of multiple both a community event and a room. Our school grounds incorporate outdoor classroom perspectives and fostering social skills. fund-raiser for the spaces and a natural play yard as well as a traditional play- Our focus on place-based education engages students with- Friends School of Minnesota. ground and open field. in the local community and prepares them to be compassion- Lots of folks first hear about Friends School of Minnesota ate global citizens. We emphasize environmental education We hope you will consider “rounding because of our plant sale fundraiser. Many prospective fami- and service learning starting in kindergarten. We have special- up” your bill to the nearest $5. lies come take a look at the school that’s behind the big ists in music, visual arts, physical education, and Spanish. Thank you for event. Some say meeting our helpful middle school student Our community actively works to increase diversity, remove considering a volunteers made them curious about our school program. barriers, and be welcoming and accessible. In our admissions round-up If you would like to learn more about the school, please con- process, we seek a wide range of academic abilities and diverse learn- donation. tact us at [email protected], call 651-917-0636, or see our web- ing styles. We seek diversity, including racial, ethnic, socio– site at www.fsmn.org. We’d love to show you around! www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com May 9–11, 2014 • Friends School Plant Sale 3 very year, more than 10,000 people visit the Plant Sale. We try to make the shop- Eping experience as smooth as possible. This is an overview of the sale. There are other hints and tips on the website. How to Do the Sale Friends School Plant Sale Shopping List Th / Fri / Sat Please record the name, price and quantity you are purchasing for each plant. What do I do when I arrive? Catalog # Plant name Quantity x Price = Subtotal $$ There are free spaces to park near the $$ $$ Smile! You get to hang $$ Grandstand.